Lena Dunham - Style File

LENA DUNHAM has a strong, playful style that is as easily relatable as her popular television show Girls. She breaks rules, loves a strong silhouette (although prefers those that hug her waist) and tends to opt for a smattering of sparkle or vibrant colour for evenings.

A poster girl for women who are confident enough to wear clothes that imbue wit and eccentricity, Dunham is a true original in every sense of the word and defies critics who question her love of a short hemline or a daring cut. She favours statement necklaces, describing herself as a "jewellery hound", and her every look is made all the more individual by her signature tattoos that cover her arms and back.

From the slouchy black maxi skirt-top combination seen in the earlier stages of her career to the floor-length vibrant yellow gown that she wore to the 2014 Golden Globes, Dunham's interest in fashion is undeniable - even Zac Posen used to babysit for her when she was child and designed her high school prom dress. Chart her style history here.

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October 29 2009

At the Guggenheim Art Awards to promote her internet television show Delusional Downtown Divas, with co-stars Joan D'Avillez and Isabel Halley.

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November 9 2010

She attended the premiere of her first film, Tiny Furniture, at MoMa in New York wearing an asymmetric minidress and patterned tights.

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February 26 2011

She wore a halterneck floor-length dress with white platform wedges for the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

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March 9 2011

At the premiere of Jane Eyre in New York.

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September 18 2011

She matched bright pink courts with a plunging black cocktail dress for an Emmys after-party.

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March 29 2012

In a tweed mannish coat and jeans for a portrait taken in New York’s Tribeca neighbourhood.

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April 4 2012

She chose a strapless floor-length gown with shimmering embellishment for the American premiere of her television show Girls.

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May 7 2012

In emerald Wes Gordon and pink courts for the Met Ball.

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June 23 2012

She opted for a deep purple dress with pleated detailing for a New York screening of Nobody Walks.

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September 23 2012

For the 2012 Emmy Awards, she wore a navy Prada dress with a sky blue lining.

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September 26 2012

In a wine-coloured dress with a demure scoop neck for a Girls junket in Los Angeles.

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September 29 2012

She hit the headlines after attending the LA Loves Alex’s Lemonade culinary event wearing a teal shirt and tiny shorts. “I don’t think a girl with tiny thighs would have received such no-pants attention,” she said later. “I think what it really was, ‘Why did you all make us look at your thighs?’ My response is, get used to it because I am going to live to be 100, and I am going to show my thighs every day till I die.”

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October 2 2012

At the premiere of Nobody Walks in Los Angeles.

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December 9 2012

In a red mini dress adorned with bows for the premiere of This Is 40.

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January 10 2013

She chose a monochrome Valentino jumpsuit for the premiere of Girls season two in New York.

She attended the Miu Miu spring/summer 2014 show in Paris wearing a red leather coat and a simple black dress.

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November 11 2013

At the 2013 Glamour Women of the Year Awards in New York in a Theory by Olivier Theyskens mesh dress.

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January 6 2014

Arriving at the Late Show with David Letterman, New York.

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January 6 2014

In a glittering Rochas gown and Jimmy Choo heels for the American premiere of Girls season 3, New York.

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January 12 2014

For the 2014 Golden Globes, she chose a Zac Posen dress.

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January 15 2014

She wore a demure Erdem dress for the British premiere of Girls season 3 in London.

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March 10 2014

She was a keynote speaker at the SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival and wore a printed dress for the occasion.

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March 18 2014

In a Narciso Rodriguez dress for an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

April 8 2014

She wore a Marc Jacobs sequin dress to the at Point Honors Gala at the New York Public Library. During the evening, she gave a speech and thanked her sister Grace saying: “I have always felt a strong and emotional connection to members of the LGBTQ community. It was actually a huge disappointment for me when I came of age and realized that I was sexually attracted to men. So when my sister came out, I thought, ‘Thank God, now someone in this family can truly represent my beliefs and passions.’"

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May 5 2014

She wore a Giambattista Valli Couture spring/summer 2014 dress to the Met Ball.

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August 25 2014

At the Emmys with boyfriend Jack Antonoff, wearing a dress from the Giambattista Valli Couture autumn/winter 2014 collection with Fred Leighton jewellery.

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January 11 2015

A Zac Posen gown for the Golden Globes red carpet.

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March 8 2015

A Tanya Taylor dress with Nicholas Kirkwood heels for a screening of Girls in LA.

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March 19 2015

She debuted a new crop on Late Night With Seth Meyers.

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April 24 2015

Lena Dunham poses with her award backstage at Variety's Power Of Women in a Mary Katrantzou shift dress paired with Nicholas Kirkwood pumps.

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June 12 2015

Appearing on the Jimmy Fallon show in a full-length Alessandra Rich lace dress.